Enter the Room

The weather is getting cold, and Mr. Yan is having a drink by the fire.

Seeing Li Zixiu coming, he asked someone to prepare some more dishes to go with the wine.

Li Zixiu was not polite. He drank two cups with Mr. Yan and then explained his purpose: "What is your plan here? You also know that I am confused by this left and right. I am thinking about you. This is what the old saying goes, I’ll follow you, it’s absolutely correct.”

Master Yan chuckled a few times and said, "I'm getting older and have prepared a golden basin to wash my hands. After the new year, all the family business will be handed over to my eldest son. From now on, I will take care of the children and have a drink at home." ”

Of course Li Zixiu didn't believe it.

But no matter how he tried to trick Mr. Yan, Mr. Yan never let it slip. He even called his eldest son to come out and say hello to Li Zixiu, saying: "You will deal with each other more often in the future. I hope Mr. Li will take care of our family if anything happens." This elm-headed one."

Master Yan's eldest son is about the same age as Li Zixiu. Because Master Yan has always been the head of the family, when Uncle Yan sees Li Zixiu, he seems to be a generation younger.

Maybe you haven't adapted to your identity yet.

He toasted Li Zixiu with a glass of wine.

No matter how much Li Zixiu said, he was still stuck in his throat.

After sending Li Zixiu away, the father and son ordered two more plates of food and drinks, and drank two cups together.

Uncle Yan asked his father: "Are we really going to take over the kiln factory like this?"

"Otherwise!" Mr. Yan sighed with emotion: "Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi. Our family used to start out as a rough-drawing company. At worst, we will start from scratch again. If nothing else, if the Song Kiln Factory It’s really outstanding. Their few rough drawing masters are definitely not enough. At worst, we will take over the work from their kiln factory.”

Uncle Yan thought about it, his family had mountains, land and a kiln, and he didn't take face so seriously, so it wouldn't be a big deal to work for the Song Kiln Factory.

It’s not like he was asked to pull the blanks by himself!

"Then I'll go visit the Song family in a few days." He made up his mind, but he couldn't bear to show his shame. "Boss Song is gone. The orphans and widowers at home can help me if I can."

Now that you have decided to do the Song family's business, you have to set your attitude right.

Master Yan looked at his eldest son who was raising him hand in hand, nodded with great satisfaction, and said, "Bring some of the bacon and fish made by our family, so that we can be a good friend to the whole family."

It's a pity that all their grandchildren are married, otherwise it would be quite good to be an in-law with the Song family.

While the father and son were talking, Master Xiong came over.

His hearty voice made the doorframe seem to ring.

"Brother Yan!" He brought a cart full of things, saying it was a New Year's gift. When he saw Mr. Yan, he grabbed his arm and said, "Your wife must worry so much about our family's affairs!"

Master Yan's mind turned around and he realized that he was talking about asking to marry Miss Song.

The two men sat down by the fire cage again.

"You need to get the articles of association. Which girl from the Song family will your family marry?" Master Yan poured him wine and said, "Didn't we agree to wait until spring? Why did you rush here again at this time? "

Mr. Xiong felt that the wine cup was too small, so he asked Mr. Yan to change it to a smaller bowl, and then he sighed: "Brother, let me tell you a few heartfelt words! Boss Song's in-laws are so rare to me!

"I have seen everything she has gone through during this time.

"Look at all the things she did, there's not a single one that even a man can't do.

“With a sister like this, my sister is no different.

"Even if there is a deviation, I can still talk to my in-laws to reason with them and make the road straight again. This is hundreds of times better than those reasons that don't make sense.

"Brother, you must find a way to help us make this marriage happen no matter what!"

But before Master Yan could reply to him, Uncle Yan came in and told him: "Dad, Master Wu and the others are here. They said they want to discuss with you what to do next year?"

*

In the Yinyu Hall of the Song Dynasty, the window lattice of Yuan Yunzhong's study was wide open, and with the cold wind blowing in, there was also the faint fragrance of plum blossoms.

Yuan Yunzhong, wearing a light fur coat, was standing in front of the big bookcase, holding scissors and inserting plum blossoms.

The four-petal blue and white porcelain goblet is elegant and bright, and the cinnabar-colored plum blossoms are bright and eye-catching.

Zheng Quan on the side was leaning on the red painted pillar, clasping his fingers in boredom.

Seeing the snowflakes floating in the air getting bigger and denser, he couldn't help but murmured: "I don't know where the eldest lady has gone?"

Is it cold? Can I have some hot soup?

"Tongling!"

Yuan Yunzhong's voice suddenly came from the room.

Zheng Quan looked at him in surprise.

Yuan Yunzhong's eyebrows were indifferent, and under the cover of cinnabar plum trees, they were as cold as the moon.

Without raising his head, he cut off the branch of the plum blossom diagonally with a click.

These days, Zheng Quan is with Yuan Yunzhong, who is either reading or drawing. In the middle of winter, I don’t know where I moved some plum blossoms. Some have red flowers, some have pink flowers, some have vermilion flowers, and one even has green flowers. of.

He was really afraid that these plum blossoms would not survive!

"How do you know that the eldest lady has arrived in Tongling?" Zheng Quan looked at Yuan Yunzhong suspiciously.

Since the eldest lady left Jingdezhen, he has not been out at all.

Yuan Yunzhong took a few steps back and looked at the plum blossoms he had arranged. With a look of satisfaction in his eyes, he put down the scissors and said to Liu Zi: "Put it on the piano table in the inner room."

Liu Zi carried the plum bottle into the inner room.

Yuan Yunzhong looked at Zheng Quan.

Zheng Quan looked back at him inexplicably, not knowing what he meant.

Yuan Yunzhong looked a little cold. He walked to the basin stand, poured hot water himself, and dipped his hand into the yellow copper basin.

Zheng Quan later discovered that Yuan Yunzhong had asked him to serve him and wash his hands.

He smiled sheepishly.

Liuzi had already run out and helped Yuan Yunzhong get the hot handkerchief.

Zheng Quan coughed slightly uncomfortably.

"If the wind is smooth, the boat can travel seventy-five miles a day," Yuan Yunzhong wiped his hands and said slowly, "If the wind is headwind, the boat can travel forty-five miles a day. Miss Song was away for thirteen days, seven of which there was a favorable wind. After five days of headwinds, the ship traveled more than 750 miles, and it happened to stop in Tongling today."

Zheng Quan's eyes were blank and he said, "How do you know?"

Yuan Yunzhong glanced at him and looked behind him.

Only then did Zheng Quan realize that there was a simple water map drawn on rice paper hanging on the screen behind him.

Where is Poyang Lake, where is Jingdezhen, where is Hukou... it is clear at a glance.

Zheng Quanqing couldn't help but step forward.

He had never seen such a clear map.

"You, how can you draw these?" He looked at the curve representing the water area on the map and asked in shock.

On the map, there are thirteen dots circled with cinnabar on the water area.

Could it be that Mr. Yuan is calculating where the eldest lady has gone every day?

"No!" He looked at the red circles and said suddenly, "The eldest lady has been gone for thirteen days, seven plus five, which is twelve."

Without even looking at him, Yuan Yunzhong pointed to the remaining plum blossoms and told Liu Zi: "Send them to my wife."

In winter, when you have free time, plant a few plum blossoms to pass the time.